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The man, and the artift, who would fucceed, either
in life, or in his art, mould form to himfelf certain
general principles : thefe may branch out, and be varied
as particular circumitances require; yet, if truly worth
adhering to, will prove a fupport whenever difficulties
occur. The man whofe ftubborn principles never bend,
may meet his own applaufe, but mult remain fatisfied
with that. The artift, whofe principles are unaccom-
modating, and inflexible, will become a mannerift, and
preclude general efteem ; while thofe who have no prin-
ciple at all, are not in the path toward excellence of
any kind. We fufpecl; that the latter wrords, ' proper
object,' were meant to balance the expreffion, ' left to
chance,' which however it does not feem to us that
they do.
Our prefident proceeds, rI have known artifts, who
may truly be faid to have fpent their whole lives, or at
leaft the moll precious part of their lives,- in planning
methods of ftudy, and never beginning; refolving,
however, to put it all in practice at fome time or other—
when a certain period arrives—when proper conveni-
ences are procured, or when they remove to a certain
place better calculated for ftudy.
' It is not uncommon for fuch people to go abroad
with the moil honeft and fincere refolution of ftudying
hard, when they fhall arrive at the end of their journey.
The fame w7ant of exertion, arifing from the fame
caufe which made them at home put off the day of
labour until they had found a proper fcheme for it, ftill
continues in Italy.'--
Under the influence of floth, or of fome miftaken
notion, is that difpofition which always wants to lean
on
The man, and the artift, who would fucceed, either
in life, or in his art, mould form to himfelf certain
general principles : thefe may branch out, and be varied
as particular circumitances require; yet, if truly worth
adhering to, will prove a fupport whenever difficulties
occur. The man whofe ftubborn principles never bend,
may meet his own applaufe, but mult remain fatisfied
with that. The artift, whofe principles are unaccom-
modating, and inflexible, will become a mannerift, and
preclude general efteem ; while thofe who have no prin-
ciple at all, are not in the path toward excellence of
any kind. We fufpecl; that the latter wrords, ' proper
object,' were meant to balance the expreffion, ' left to
chance,' which however it does not feem to us that
they do.
Our prefident proceeds, rI have known artifts, who
may truly be faid to have fpent their whole lives, or at
leaft the moll precious part of their lives,- in planning
methods of ftudy, and never beginning; refolving,
however, to put it all in practice at fome time or other—
when a certain period arrives—when proper conveni-
ences are procured, or when they remove to a certain
place better calculated for ftudy.
' It is not uncommon for fuch people to go abroad
with the moil honeft and fincere refolution of ftudying
hard, when they fhall arrive at the end of their journey.
The fame w7ant of exertion, arifing from the fame
caufe which made them at home put off the day of
labour until they had found a proper fcheme for it, ftill
continues in Italy.'--
Under the influence of floth, or of fome miftaken
notion, is that difpofition which always wants to lean
on